Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) is 76.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 76.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 1995.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 132nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.1% | — |
| 1991 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 72.7% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 73.9% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 76.2% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 76.0% | 76.2% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 76.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 1995.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 132nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release